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Properties of Magnetic Storage

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Properties of Magnetic Media

To compare magnetic storage with the other types of media, it is important to understand the advantages and disadvantages of storing data magnetically.

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Low cost

  • Magnetic media is very low cost per unit capacity.
  • This makes it an economical choice for storing large amounts of data.
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Low speed

  • Magnetic media needs a high number of moving parts.
  • The high number of moving parts make magnetic media slow to access.
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Good reliability

  • Magnetic media is reliable and tends to last for a long time.
  • Magnetic media is not robust, and tends to break on impact or during vibrations.
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High capacity

  • Magnetic media can store a large quantity of data in a compact way.
  • This makes them a popular choice for archives as well as home computers.

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1Components of a Computer

2Software & Software Development

3Exchanging Data

4Data Types, Data Structures & Algorithms

5Legal, Moral, Cultural & Ethical Issues

6Elements of Computational Thinking

6.1Thinking Abstractly

6.2Thinking Ahead

6.3Thinking Procedurally

6.4Thinking Logically

6.5Thinking Concurrently

7Problem Solving & Programming

8Algorithms

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